Among all theme/amusement parks in North America, including those open year round, Kings Island, near Cincinnati, and Cedar Point, in Sandusky, ranked 15th and 16th. The big gorillas on the list, naturally, were Walt Disney World and Disneyland. At Universal Orlando, the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction lifted attendance at its Islands of Adventure park 28 percent to sixth on the list.

Theme park attendance in North America last year rose 2.9 percent to 127 million visitors, the report found.

In his first budget address to lawmakers, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf laid out an ambitious $33.8 billion spending plan that raises taxes a combined 16 percent while slashing corporate and property taxes, restores cuts to education and wipes out the state's deficit.